Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday - The Beginner's Goodbye; Anne Tyler

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly
anticipating! Want to participate? Post your own WOW entry on
your blog, and leave your link at Breaking the Spine. My pick is by an author I've enjoyed in the past:

(Description) - Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and
deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man,
ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her
frequent appearances--in their house, on the roadway, in the market. —
Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending
off a sister who wants to
manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent
young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly, he
marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage.

But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron
feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy's unexpected
appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find
some peace.

Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family's vanity-publishing
business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the
trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying
goodbye.

A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout
with Anne Tyler's humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human
foibles.

I was looking for reviews of this book and found your post. Thanks for the thoughtfully written information; I'm looking forward to it more than ever now. I feel like re-reading the entire Anne Tyler library in order!

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